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Clouded by You

By Aastha Katyal Pant

A cloud can be a poet’s muse or a poet’s enemy. This piece is one of persistence despite the blues a cloud brings, and striving through it.

A Tough Act to Follow

By Ekasmayi Naresh

A hauntingly descriptive poem about the gorgeously solemn experience and spectacle that is a circus, from surreal memories.

Perusing for a Passion

By Ekasmayi Naresh

This poem gazes at the poet herself as a mosaic: a combination of all the little passion-filled endeavours and affections that make her whole

Bright purple sunset sky in the rearview mirror

The following poem is on the deceptively rosy picture that the past often appears as in the metaphorical ‘rearview mirror’, seeming to be far brighter than the colours of the present.
CAUTION: Objects seem brighter than they appear.

New Years Eve holiday aesthetic black and gold glitter wallpaper

Ending on the Right Note

By Ekasmayi Naresh

During this cheer and optimism, the poet finds herself ignoring the misfortunes of the year that passed, distracting herself with tinsel and baubles.

Grandma

By Devi Dang

A poem dedicated to a grandmother: the pillar of a monument called family.

Is It Really Me?

By Ekasmayi Naresh

A poem on crossing the revolving door of real and reel, into the cloakroom of existence by a vivid dreamer.

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A Tough Act to Follow

Perusing for a Passion

My Rearview Mirror

Ending on the Right Note

Grandma

Is It Really Me?